topic convert binary data to Text in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/convert-binary-data-to-text/m-p/8997518#M1697706 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi all good day,</P><P></P><P>my mission reading PDF DATA brought me to this que...</P><P></P><P>1. when i read my PDF FORM i get the BINARY DATA.</P><P>2. How can i convert the BINARY DATA TO TEXT?</P><P></P><P>Please dont tell me to use these function modules...</P><P></P><P>SCMS_BINARY_TO_FTEXT CMS: Text entpacken (Binär -&gt; Text) </P><P>SCMS_BINARY_TO_STRING CMS: Text entpacken (Binär -&gt; Text) </P><P>SCMS_BINARY_TO_TEXT </P><P>SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING CMS: Text entpacken (Binär -&gt; Text) </P><P></P><P>i have used them and they return JUNK.</P><P><STRONG>ex : </STRONG></P><P><STRONG>%PDF-1.6#%âãÏÓ</STRONG></P><P><STRONG><SPAN>1 0 obj&nbsp;&nbsp; xmlns:xap="</SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/">http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/</A><SPAN>"&gt;</SPAN></STRONG></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>please anyone advice me to go forward any help is HIGHLY APPRICIATED.</P><P></P><P>Thank you,</P><P>kata.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:47:59 GMT Former Member 2012-08-22T12:47:59Z convert binary data to Text https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/convert-binary-data-to-text/m-p/8997518#M1697706 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi all good day,</P><P></P><P>my mission reading PDF DATA brought me to this que...</P><P></P><P>1. when i read my PDF FORM i get the BINARY DATA.</P><P>2. How can i convert the BINARY DATA TO TEXT?</P><P></P><P>Please dont tell me to use these function modules...</P><P></P><P>SCMS_BINARY_TO_FTEXT CMS: Text entpacken (Binär -&gt; Text) </P><P>SCMS_BINARY_TO_STRING CMS: Text entpacken (Binär -&gt; Text) </P><P>SCMS_BINARY_TO_TEXT </P><P>SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING CMS: Text entpacken (Binär -&gt; Text) </P><P></P><P>i have used them and they return JUNK.</P><P><STRONG>ex : </STRONG></P><P><STRONG>%PDF-1.6#%âãÏÓ</STRONG></P><P><STRONG><SPAN>1 0 obj&nbsp;&nbsp; xmlns:xap="</SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/">http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/</A><SPAN>"&gt;</SPAN></STRONG></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>please anyone advice me to go forward any help is HIGHLY APPRICIATED.</P><P></P><P>Thank you,</P><P>kata.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:47:59 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/convert-binary-data-to-text/m-p/8997518#M1697706 Former Member 2012-08-22T12:47:59Z Re: convert binary data to Text https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/convert-binary-data-to-text/m-p/8997519#M1697707 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>AFAIK there is no such tool in Abap. You could try to find a web service that allows you to execute this conversion and call it in your report.</P><P></P><P>Look via google, or <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software#Converters" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software#Converters">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software#Converters</A> or <A _jive_internal="true" href="https://answers.sap.com/message/10437496#10437496">PDF to Text format</A>.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Raymond</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:59:44 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/convert-binary-data-to-text/m-p/8997519#M1697707 RaymondGiuseppi 2012-08-22T12:59:44Z